Buildings that look like other things - in pictures

Buildings that look like other things - in pictures

Who buys a house that looks like Hitler? Who goes to work in a sheep's head? How does an architect fail to notice that he has built
a church with a massive chicken's face on it, like the one that went viral this week? Our gallery of buildings that look like animals, baskets and Hitler answers none of these questions. Enjoy

The unintentionally bird-like Church by the Sea in Tampa Bay, Florida, has become a minor tourist attraction. Expect to see a crucifix-hat-chicken church spring up in a declining resort town near you any day now

Here it is. The house in Swansea that looks like Hitler. It's comforting to think that one day some kid will stumble on a picture of Hitler and think: "Hey, this guy looks like that house from the internet"

Another one that probably wasn't an accident. This is the Big Sheep wool gallery in Waikato, New Zealand. Do check it out if you're ever in the area. There really is nothing quite like seeing wool in its natural habitat

The Elephant Building in Bangkok, which contains offices and flats and looks like a big grey letter 'E' for 'elephant', only on its side and with a weird bit in the corner that looks like an ear, an eye and a tusk. No idea what that's about